Wesley Webster Portfolio

Career Snapshot

Full-Stack Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience building business-critical applications across finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and government sectors. Front-end specialist with growing back-end capabilities. Half of career spent as a contractor / software consultant, but now seeking a long term team and project can grow from.

Some of the notable companies I have worked with:

Aquent

Government CIO

John Deere

Kohl's

Northwestern Mutual

About Me

I'm a self-taught, Filipino-American software engineer who transitioned into tech in 2017 after originally studying zoology. I got my start through a bootcamp and quickly picked up web development by building real projects and teaching myself outside the classroom.

Since then, I've worked across industries such as finance, healthcare, consulting and government-tech building full-stack applications using React, TypeScript, Redux Toolkit on the front-end, while adapting to the team I am on backend at the time.

I recently deepened my understanding of systems and scalability through the Formation Fellowship. This was a great turning point in my career as I was able to close the gap on CS fundamentals and learn system design which aided in my understanding of the software development cycle as see through more through the lens of full-stack engineering.

Interests

When I'm not coding, I'm lifting at the gym or checking out a new city. Fitness have became an important outlet for me to unwind after hours of work and studying. Another outlet I'm involved with is music. I recently started to learn DJing in my free time. I enjoy traveling when I can, especially exploring different states and cities across the U.S. and meeting new people. I strive to enjoy life to the fullest.

Now I still play online games from time to time, and I can't help but notice the UX/UI decisions behind them since being a software engineer myself. I found it interesting to see how design choices affect gameplay and user experience. I also enjoy watching Twitch streams, whether it's gaming, programming, or DJ sets. I enjoy finding myself in different communities. Last but not least, I enjoy good food. Filipino food has been a constant for me growing up but I definitely love to try new cuisines and hole-in-the wall spots when I am traveling!

I genuinely enjoy coding and constantly look for new ways to build and improve. I'am particularly interested in the tech we take for granted in the social media, streaming platform spaces such as Twitch. I am also watching and utilizing how AI can benefit me as a engineer and also help me learn new things.

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Technical Skills

Below are the technical skills I have learned and continue to learn throughout my career. For any recruiters, perspective employers I have organized it in tables for ease of use.

Front-End

HTML

(S)CSS

JavaScript

TypeScript

ReactJS

VueJS

NextJS

Gatsby

Tailwind

Back-End

NodeJS

ExpressJS

Python

Java

MySQL

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

MongoDB

Firebase

REST APIs

GraphQL

Tools & Utilities

Git

Redux & RTK

Jest

Sequelize

Mongoose

Netlify

WordPress

Hubspot

Figma

Adobe XD

Active Development

As I have said I enjoy development and working across the stacks. here are a few of my work I am working on in my spare time.

CollaboNote

A social app that has an emphasis on productivity and goal sharing.

Front End Technology

NextJS 14 with TypeScript
(S)CSS Modules
React Query
Redux & Redux Toolkit
React Hook Forms

Back End Technology

PostgresSQL
ExpressJS / NodeJS
Web Sockets

Quick Messenger

A web chat with channels. Meant to simulate Twitch stream chat.

Front End Technology

NextJS 14+ (with App Router)
TypeScript
(S)CSS Modules
React Hook Form
ReactQuery
Redux Tool Kit (RTK) + Redux

Back End Technology

Socket.io
MongoDB (or Redis)
NextAuth

Stream Fusion

A web app for media streaming integrations.

Front End Technology

Vite
TypeScript
SCSS

Back End Technology

Twitch API
YouTube API

Previous Work

What you are looking at is my new portfolio launched April 2025. While job searching, I am currently in midst of transferring over my case studies and evaluating whether some are worth keeping. For clarity, of the sites apps I launch I still have on my Github and I wrote intricate case-study write-ups. Much of my previous project and work samples can be found by clicking below to go to my archived old portfolio site while I am still migrating.

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